SIJ 779.2

Interpretation

Apparatus Criticus: SIJ 779: reads as the end of 779.1: s¹ʿd bn qnt.
Commentary: The first complete letter on the photograph is y and there are traces of a vertical stroke before it. Although this letter is clipped by the edge of the photograph it is clear that the edge of the stone is so close that there would be no room for any letters before this vertical stroke. Thus h rḍy or h nhy are ruled out as restorations and this stroke can only be the lām auctoris. There is what appears to be a diagonal stroke at the end of the text which does not seem to be a letter. If it is then the last name would be qntn.

Winnett, F.V. Safaitic Inscriptions from Jordan. (Near and Middle East Series, 2). Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1957.